Athens Daily Review

07/03/2025

Huge thanks to CHRISTUS Health for sponsoring our July Chamber Luncheon next Wednesday, July 9 at noon at the Henderson County Performing Arts Center!

We’re serving up a Pasta lunch with Caesar salad & dessert and a side of expert insight with our insurance panel. But don’t worry, it’s anything but boring. Great food, real talk, and plenty of laughs are always on the table.

🎟️ Bonus: You could win swag and tickets to Dueling Pianos at The Texan: A Landmark Venue on August 9, courtesy of our friends at Smoky B Barbecue and The Texan!

🤝 Come hungry to connect. This will be the best room in town to network on Wednesday!

Register here 👉 https://form.jotform.com/251806392517359

07/03/2025

NEW STAFF ALERT-
Please join Kemp ISD in welcoming Brooke Shaw to Kemp Intermediate School!

07/03/2025

07/03/2025

07/01/2025

🌟🌟Huge News for HCPAC!🌟🌟

An anonymous donor has generously offered to match Ghostlight donations dollar-for-dollar—up to $2,500 per performance—during the run of SpongeBob the Musical: Youth Edition! That’s a total of $17,500 in matching funds—roughly $20 per seat in our theater.

This is a HUGE opportunity to make double the impact!

How can you help? Use a Standing Ovation Donation card to shout out a cast member or make a donation during the show, and your gift will go twice as far. If we meet this goal during SpongeBob, we’ll fully fund the second lighting phase of our Ghostlight Project!

Help us shine brighter—onstage and beyond.

07/01/2025

Welcome our new Palestine Campus Director Nicole Duncan!🙋‍♂️

07/01/2025

07/01/2025

📣Important Update for Kemp ISD Families

Please read the following letter from Dr. James Young, Superintendent, regarding House Bill 1481, recently signed into law by Governor Abbott. This new law impacts student use of "personal communication devices" on campus.

07/01/2025

Athens City Council members took part in a budget work session Monday, June 30, at the Athens Partnership Center.

This was the first workshop for the FY 2026 budget cycle. Council members reviewed the current budget year and discussed goals and priorities for the year ahead with City staff.

The meeting marks the beginning of a series of workshops leading up to a public hearing on the FY 2026 budget and first reading of the tax rate on Monday, Aug. 25, followed by a public hearing on the tax rate and adoption of the budget and tax rate on Monday, Sept. 8.

07/01/2025